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We have
produced a short animation to talk parents/carers through the National Reading
and Numeracy Test reports. A link to the animation is included on the pupil
results sheet, but you may wish to share
the link on your school’s website.
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National Tests
2017
The dates for
the 2017 National Tests have been set as follows:
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Secondary Schools: 26 April – 10 May 2017
- Primary Schools: 3 – 10 May 2017
- Middle Schools: 26 April – 10 May 2017
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Over the last year we have seen a huge increase in
subscriptions to our e-newsletters, so we thought it would be great opportunity
to gather your views on how we can improve the newsletter. We need to make sure we are providing you
with the right information, in the right format, at the right time.
Please take a few minutes to complete our survey, it’s anonymous and your
feedback is really important.
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Regional Consortia are asking schools for feedback on the draft Digital Competence Framework (DCF), developed by practitioners from Digital Pioneer schools, until 4 July.
New parents and carers guides are on
their way!
The refreshed How
is my child doing in the Foundation Phase and How was school today? guides will be delivered to schools in early
July with information that will enable and encourage parents and carers to take
an active part in their child's education.
Kirsty
Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education
‘All 22 local
authorities submitted notifications of term dates they propose to set for
2017/18. Information was also received on behalf of 127 VA and foundation
schools; this was a significant increase on the 81 submitted the previous
year…’
Reminder: mentoring arrangements for newly qualified
teachers in Wales are changing from September 2016.
Changes to the school
governance legislative framework
The Welsh
Government is to consult on proposals to provide governing bodies with
flexibility to appoint governors with the skills they need to be effective and to
determine their constitution to meet their specific needs. ‘School
governing bodies are vital to the success of our schools. They set the
strategic direction for the school, and hold the head teacher to account for
the school’s performance…’ Written
Statement - Changes to the school governance legislative framework and
Press release
Estyn
conference – sharing
primary school improvement journeys
- 11 October, Venue Cymru, Llandudno
- 13 October, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Senior
leaders from the primary sector are invited to an autumn conference where they
can take part in workshops with a sample of primary schools, listen to a
keynote speech from the Chief Inspector and discover a model for primary school
improvement from different starting points. Register your interest
Places
are limited and will be confirmed before the end of summer term
The Ministry
of Defence is inviting applications for 2017-18 from schools with service
children whose parents experience frequent mobility and deployment. Application
deadline is 30 September 2016.
This is the last year of the fund
which is open to all maintained schools across the UK.
The report ‘Understanding the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales’ was published in November 2015. A range of new supplementary materials communicating the main findings in accessible formats is available here
‘Talk, Learn,
Do: Parents, Kids and Money is a parenting pilot led by the Money Advice
Service with Big Lottery Wales, Welsh Government, Children in Wales and others.
The project aims to help children learn about money, and manage it well as
adults.
If your
organisation delivers parenting programmes (Family Links Nurturing Programme or
Incredible Years) you may like to join this pilot running across Wales.
Planning a
school trip this term? Why not encourage your pupils to use Hwb+ to blog about
their experiences?
Pupils can write blogs and post them on your school’s
Hwb+ public website to keep their parents up to date with what they’ve been
getting up to. Alternatively, blogs can be posted on class, subject or year
sites in Hwb+ and used as discussion points when you return to the classroom.
For more ideas on using blogs, see the Hwb+ help pages
Euro 2016
Resources
With the
whole of Wales gripped by football fever, why not check out our Euro 2016
themed classroom resources on Hwb?
Dahlightful Stories Competition
This
competition is open only to schools in Wales, so your school has a great chance
of winning one of the following amazing prizes!
Free Roald Dahl - Imagine That! show for your school (worth £150!)
£100 worth of reading books
Your school featured in a published anthology
of shortlisted entries
The Dahlightful Stories Competition is an
official Roald Dahl 100 Wales contest for children attending Primary School
(Year 3 to 6) or Secondary School (Year 7 to 13) in Wales. The competition will
be open for entries from 30 May to 20 July 2016. Read More
Estyn - Current vacancies
Administrative Officer vacancies
£17,200 - £21,500. Starting salary will be at the minimum of the range. A higher starting salary may be offered if the candidates can demonstrate exceptional knowledge, skills and experience in relation to the specific post. The role is Cardiff-based.
Apply by 10am Monday 11 July
E-learning tool available to schools
in Wales
FFT Education
has launched an E-learning tool to help governors make the most of their Governor Dashboard,
part of data system FFT Aspire.
The Dashboard displays information about results and pupil progress, subject
performance, progress of pupil groups, school context, attendance and
highlights strengths and weaknesses, making it the ideal overview for planning
towards inspections – visit elearning.fft.org.uk
to register or for more information.
Alun
Davies AM to attend the WCEE Early Years Matters Conference
The Wales Centre for Equity in
Education is proud to announce that Alun Davies (AM) the Minister for Lifelong
learning & Welsh Language has agreed to speak at our annual conference on 6th
July in Swansea at the Village Hotel.
This will
provide the Minister with one of his first opportunities to outline his vision
for the Early Years and Foundation Phase.
The
conference will showcase a variety of examples of Early Years practice from
schools, universities, third sector organisations and policy makers.
We have
limited spaces available, for further information or to book please contact tegan.waites@wales.ac.uk
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